Judge rejects initial $765 million NFL concussion lawsuit settlement
Source: CBS Sports
When the NFL and a slew of former players reached a $765 million settlement on the concussion lawsuit in August of 2013, the primary reaction was that it was a steal for the league. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody apparently feels the same way and has rejected the initial settlement.
The AP reports from Philadelphia that Brody rejected the settlement, "fearing the sum may not be enough to cover injured players."
This is part of the process. As attorney Turner Broughton told CBSSports.com following the initial settlement, this hearing before Judge Brody wasn't just to "rubber-stamp" the settlement. Brody has to "look at and it has to analyze whether the settlement is fair and reasonable and meets those factors."
"I am primarily concerned that not all retired NFL football players who ultimately receive a qualifying diagnosis or their (families) ... will be paid," Brody wrote in an opinion she filed on Tuesday morning.
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Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)AND the league wouldn't have to release all files by court order or testify on what they knew and when they knew it....
I realize many former players are in dire health/financial situations, and $765 million now looks better than $2 billion+ five years from now...But imo this case is about getting justice and uncovering truth and not just medical costs....